2 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/bot.go b/bot.go
index 8ddcee5..1ad3c94 100644
--- a/bot.go
+++ b/bot.go
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ func chatRound(userMsg, role string, tv *tview.TextView, regen, resume bool) {
 	go sendMsgToLLM(reader)
 	logger.Debug("looking at vars in chatRound", "msg", userMsg, "regen", regen, "resume", resume)
 	if !resume {
-		fmt.Fprintf(tv, "[-:-:b](%d) ", len(chatBody.Messages))
+		fmt.Fprintf(tv, "\n[-:-:b](%d) ", len(chatBody.Messages))
 		fmt.Fprint(tv, roleToIcon(botPersona))
 		fmt.Fprint(tv, "[-:-:-]\n")
 		if cfg.ThinkUse && !strings.Contains(cfg.CurrentAPI, "v1") {
diff --git a/tui.go b/tui.go
index 6f584fc..581ae4f 100644
--- a/tui.go
+++ b/tui.go
@@ -1254,7 +1254,6 @@ func init() {
 		// cannot send msg in editMode or botRespMode
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape && !editMode && !botRespMode {
 			msgText := textArea.GetText()
-
 			if shellMode && msgText != "" {
 				// In shell mode, execute command instead of sending to LLM
 				executeCommandAndDisplay(msgText)
@@ -1262,7 +1261,7 @@ func init() {
 				return nil
 			} else if !shellMode {
 				// Normal mode - send to LLM
-				nl := "\n"
+				nl := "\n\n" // keep empty lines between messages
 				prevText := textView.GetText(true)
 				persona := cfg.UserRole
 				// strings.LastIndex()